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DVD Reviews
This is not your typical schlocky Syfy movie with
monsters, but it's not exactly a great movie, either. It's
essentially a disaster movie, but it's too by-the-numbers,
and it's quite a letdown at the end.
A big bad oil company (helmed by Terry O'Quinn, who is
usually in better fare, but he does a fine job in this)
drills in a small town and attempts to pacify the locals,
who don't like that in their town. His estranged daughter is
one of the people in the town protesting against the oil
company. She figures out that some incidents in the town may
mean that the oil company is drilling deeper than they
should.
There is a lot of boring technical talk, but essentially, if
they drill too deep, they hit magma (lava) and this is bad
because it can trigger gas eruptions, earthquakes etc. At
least that's what I gathered from watching the movie - I may
have some of the details wrong. Let's just say it didn't
keep my attention very well. I would think that a modern oil
company would know better than to do such a thing, but I
don't know... I don't have any more faith in corporations
than anyone else (probably less).
A scientist that works for the oil company has been
investigating these gas leaks in the earth, and the daughter
elicits his help in figuring out what is going on. To add to
the drama, he has some sort of brain problem and needs an
operation, but he puts it off. The woman's ex-husband
doesn't like that she's always getting arrested while
protesting, so he has custody of their son, who is also not
too happy about his mom getting all involved in political
activities. There is a sort of romance between the two, but
there is not much chemistry there. I love Michael Vartan,
ever since Alias, but all of the characters in this were
written very poorly and without much humor or any kind of
particular likeability. He really needs to get better
scripts.
There are a lot of explosions, the earth moves, people get
hurt, a lot of people are in danger, and at least a few
people die, but otherwise.... nothing much happens. The
ending is very predictable. The movie's writers try so
earnestly to be topical and pro-environment that they
neglect the plot and characters.
Oddly enough, this is the SECOND movie called "Ring of Fire"
to come out on DVD this month, completely unrelated, and
neither is a very good movie. There were no extras at all on
this DVD. The movie is split into two parts for some reason.
I think it was a TV movie on Syfy. Worst of all, there is
closed-captioning so if you can't understand the
techno-speak that they mumble, too bad! You lose, and so
does anyone who's deaf or hard-of hearing. But anyway,
regardless, I would skip it.
More Information: *UNPRECEDENTED. UNTHINKABLE. UNSTOPPABLE.*
*RING OF FIRE*
*Emmy© Award Winner Terry O´Quinn and Michael Vartan Star In **The
End-Of-The-World Thriller Arriving On DVD June 11 **From Gaiam Vivendi
Entertainment And Sonar Entertainment*
*UNIVERSAL CITY, CA* - The earth rocks in the explosive heart-pounding
miniseries, *Ring of Fire,* erupting on DVD June 11 from Gaiam Vivendi
Entertainment and Sonar Entertainment. The action-packed disaster movie
features an all-star cast including Michael Vartan (TV´s "Alias," *
Columbiana*), Emmy Award® Winner Terry O´Quinn (TV´s "Lost," "Hawaii
Five-O") and Lauren Lee Smith (TV´s "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"). The
fiery thriller originally premiered on ReelzChannel as a two-night movie
event in March 2013, kicking off the doomsday film series featuring five
epic 4-hour experiences.
When a volcanic eruption happens in a small town, Dr. Matthew Cooper
(Vartan) and environmentalist Emily (Lee Smith) trace the event back to
unsafe drilling done by the oil company owned by Emily´s father
(O´Quinn). They
soon realize that the explosion is just the first in a series that could
trigger the dangerous "Ring of Fire" that contains most of the world´s
volcanoes. Dr. Cooper and Emily are determined to stop the cataclysmic
chain of events before the Earth is swallowed whole, causing a devastating
apocalypse. Race to save the world with *Ring of Fire*, available on
Blu-ray and DVD June 11 at the suggested retail price of $29.95 and $19.97,
respectively.
*Synopsis*
When an oil rig causes a volcanic eruption in a small town, it's just the
first in a trigger effect called the Ring of Fire that stretches across the
globe. If these cataclysmic series of eruptions cannot be stopped, the
earth will be swallowed whole, leading to an extinction level event.
- *Price: * $29.95 Blu-ray / $19.97 DVD
- *Street Date: *June 11, 2013
- *Pre-Book: *April 30, 2013
- *Catalog Number:* RH9327 Blu-ray / RH9328 DVD
- *Language:* English
- *Running time:* 176 mins
- *Rating:* Not Rated
*About Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment*
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Sonar Entertainment, Inc. is a leading developer, producer and distributor
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television marketplace. Sonar owns rights to over 1,000 titles comprising
more than 3,500 broadcast hours of programming. The company maintains
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broadcasters throughout the world.
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